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Collision repair and body shops in Ashland County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Ashland County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 16,203
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 collision repair and body shops in Ashland County. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.
Households in Ashland County spend about $7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,023 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.5M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ashland County in 2023. That is one for every 2,277 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ashland County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Ashland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Ashland County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Ashland County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,277 | 3,522 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,023 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $298K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ashland County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Ashland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,203+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,832
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $62,462+46.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,270
- Median home value
- $170,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,396
- Daytime population
- 16,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walworth County, WI | 83 | 9 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +0.8% | #40 of 1,327 |
| 2Dane County, WI | 81 | 47 | 1.9 | $5.3M | +4.9% | #60 of 1,327 |
| 3Pierce County, WI | 76 | 5 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +3.1% | #122 of 1,327 |
| 4Oconto County, WI | 72 | 5 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +2.9% | #175 of 1,327 |
| 5Manitowoc County, WI | 70 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +0.4% | #210 of 1,327 |
| 6Kenosha County, WI | 66 | 17 | 2.5 | $4.4M | −0.4% | #292 of 1,327 |
| 7Winnebago County, WI | 66 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +1.4% | #293 of 1,327 |
| 8Ozaukee County, WI | 66 | 10 | 2.6 | $4.3M | +3.0% | #294 of 1,327 |
| 9Columbia County, WI | 64 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.9M | −0.7% | #328 of 1,327 |
| 10Brown County, WI | 64 | 31 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #336 of 1,327 |
| Ashland County, WI | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +1.1% |
Other business types in Ashland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care46
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations29
- Insurance agencies18
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Ashland County, WI?
There are 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ashland County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Ashland County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7M a year, or $1,023 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,832 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashland County, WI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Ashland County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,277 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashland County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Ashland County at 16,203 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,832 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $62,462 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Ashland County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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